Basketball Conditioning Drills - Burpees

Description:

This is not a drill, it is one of the hardest no weights workouts.

Instructions:

Start by jumping as high as you can and swing your arms. Then, after you land, drop so your feet are back ready for a pushup and your hands are where your feet were. Do a pushup. return to standing position. That's one.

Number of Players:

None

Tips:

Do these as punishment. Remember, anything over 10 can be damaging if you're in bad shape.

Variations:

Remove the pushup if it is too hard. You can make it harder with one arm pushups or clapping pushups.

Skills:

Develops jumping, arm strength, and a hate for whoever made you do these.

Copyright:

This basketball drill is licensed under a Creative Commons License. This drill is from Pål Degerstrøm at www.degerstrom.com/basketball.